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Newspaper
Pendleton Eagle Valley News
Location
Pendleton, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Feb 01, 1902
Page
4
A 1907 Dalton and Wade were hanged in Yortland on Friday for the murder of James Morrow on November 11. The article rebuts sensationalism and argues the press must balance vivid news with responsibility, questioning the appeal of brutal exhibitions while condemning the public thirst for gore.
The piece criticizes Oregon for many small colleges and a western tendency to spread higher learning too thin. It argues local leadership should guide growth, and politics misallocates public funds to sustain weak institutions, hindering a strong state system.
A fragment describes locals paying less time and money by visiting nearby slaughter houses to watch animals being killed. It questions the need to attend a rabbit slaughter elsewhere and suggests Pendleton offers easy access to such sights.
A critical editorial argues the Portland chamber of commerce and local authorities hid rivermouth condition facts at the bar. It urges public disclosure, warns against political timidity, and calls for united action to maintain deep channels and end suppression of information. An Indian relics note appears as a separate, unrelated end fragment.
Johnny asks his father about the costs of sending animals and testing with a fox wolf sparrow and spider as examples. The quirky dialogue blends questions about weight ton and quantity with playful mishearings ending as the scene shifts to a Salt Lake Herald notice.
The article records a humorous dispute over how to pronounce Mr. Roosevelt’s name. An editorial note traces letters from Editor Buckley of the Christian Advocate and a reply showing three syllables with the emphasis on the “Ruse” sound, urging readers to avoid incorrect renderings like Roe-welt or Roweevelt.
A garbled OCR passage portrays a Hare figure amid Belgian imagery and croquet themes. The text mentions a tall figure and a path, with references to a terrace, arena, and an archeree, but key details and structure are indiscernible.
A Presbyterian clergyman Rev B G Smith testifies Peruna cured his family catarrh and bowels problem after other remedies failed. Greensboro Georgia pastor Rev K G Smith reports two bottles helped a young child and calls Peruna nearly a specific. M J Rossman a local merchant and church elder says kidneys improved after using Peruna. U S Senator S D McEnery commends Peruna as an excellent tonic and urges others to seek Dr Martian Hartman for free advice from Columbus Ohio.
An old advertisement claims Nau's Dyspepsia Cure relieved years of dyspepsia for customers in Oregon and Idaho. It lists testimonials from J M Church of La Grande and Nathan Falk of Boise, and notes sales through Tallman & Co. and Portland Hotel Pharmacy with price details for a bottle or six bottles prepaid by express.
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